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KENNEL AND BENCH FEBRUARY 2017 2017 Tattoo Letter is “E” From our archives: This issue of Kennel and Bench was published in February, 1930. The original caption reads: The best trained Shepherd Dog in England ERICH v. ZUHTGUT OF PICARDY Property of Major T. D. Baldwin, Cornwall, England. Follow US! • CKC and Subaru Canada, Inc. Congratulate Subaru Agility Team Canada on Great Performance at the AKC Agility Invitational • Changes to Toronto Animal Control Bylaw Coming this March • Launch of the New Puppy List • Discipline Committee Report • Annual Dog and Litter Registration A MONTHLY INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT KENNEL AND BENCH FEBRUARY 2017 CONTENTS What’s New HEAD OFFICE 200 Ronson Drive, Suite 400 2 CKC and Subaru Canada, Inc. Congratulate Subaru Agility Team Etobicoke, Ontario M9W 5Z9 Canada on Great Performance at the AKC Agility Invitational GENERAL INQUIRIES Tel: (416) 675-5511 2 Changes to Toronto Animal Control Bylaw Coming this March MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Tel: 1 (855) 364-7252 3 Launch of the New Puppy List E-mail: [email protected] 4 Discipline Committee Report PREMIER TOLL FREE Tel: 1 (855) 880-6237 7 Annual Dog and Litter Registration ORDER DESK Tel: 1 (800) 250-8040 E-mail: [email protected] Monthly Features WEBSITE www.ckc.ca FAX 2 Notice Board Head Office: (416) 675-6506 Shows and Trials Division: (416) 675-9368 6 Kennel Names HOURS Switchboard/Office Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. BOARD OF DIRECTORS KENNEL AND BENCH Chair of the Board Ontario North Ontario Central Alberta, NWT and Nunavut Robert S. Rowbotham Richard Paquette Peter Laventhall – Wolfish Sharon Derrick published monthly online. 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Brian Reid [email protected] [email protected] 87 Norton Shore Road www.bobrowbotham.com British Columbia Honourary Patron Hampton NB E5N 6J7 Saskatchewan Interior and Yukon His Excellency the Right Tel: (506) 832-0521 Ontario West David Gilmour Richard Lopaschuk Honourable David Johnston [email protected] Paul Oslach PO Box 76 Station Main 9631 Clearview Road Governor General of Canada www.truespirit.ca 75 Davis Street 6 Federal Drive Cranbrook BC V1C 7E2 Guelph ON N1E 0G3 White City SK S4L 5B1 Tel: (250) 427-9625 Quebec Tel: (519) 822-2177 Tel: (306) 781-2135 [email protected] Honourary Chair Linda St-Hilaire [email protected] [email protected] Geraldine Taylor 2330 St-Clement Québec QC G1E 3W8 Tel: (418) 821-0318 Honourary Vet [email protected] Dr. Michel Carrier www.lindasthilaireckc.weebly.com KENNEL AND BENCH | 1 NOTICE BOARD CKC AND SUBARU CANADA, INC. “Congratulations to all SATC members who participated in CONGRATULATE SUBARU AGILITY Orlando. The enthusiasm and dedication to working toward TEAM CANADA ON GREAT their goals at such elite levels is inspiring,” said Joe Felstein, PERFORMANCE AT THE AKC Subaru’s Director of Marketing. AGILITY INVITATIONAL Linda Barton, Team Leader, could barely contain her enthusiasm Four members at the end of the weekend, “it was an absolutely amazing event! of Subaru Loved every minute of it.” SATC would like to thank Subaru Agility Team Canada, Inc. for their generous support in 2016. Canada (SATC) travelled to Congratulations again to all of the SATC competitors. We look Orlando, forward to cheering you on in the international ring in 2017! Florida, to represent If you are interested in participating in Agility Trials with your Canada at the dog, you can view upcoming opportunities in your area on the American Events Calendar. For more information on SATC, including Kennel Club eligibility and selection process, please visit SATC’s website. Agility Invitational held on December 16 - 18. CKC’s four invitees joined approximately 700 other dogs for three days of rigorous competition and fast-paced fun! This year’s SATC competitors were Debby DaCosta with “Krystal” (Small), Anneli Hilton with “Arson” (Medium), Tiffany Salmon with “Chill” (Large), and Junior Handler, Kyra Salmon with “Covey” (Large). The competition began Friday with the Junior Handlers where Kyra/Covey took home second place in Jumpers with Weaves (JWW) and 4th place overall in Juniors! They took their CHANGES TO TORONTO momentum in to the main competition and finished 7th in Time ANIMAL CONTROL BYLAW to Beat Open Obedience & Advanced Rally. COMING THIS MARCH Tiffany/Chill faced challenges in the first three rounds of JWW As you may know, the City of Toronto Municipal Licensing and but their persistence and drive led the way to a clean run in the Standards Division recently reviewed its animal control bylaw 4th round, taking home 4th place. Chill was awarded the Chapter 349, Animals to determine how the City could Certificate for Top International Dog for 20” height category. effectively balance, manage and address dog behaviour, owner responsibilities and public safety in the City. Anneli/Arson competing in the medium dog, 16” height In late 2016, CKC encouraged Toronto/GTA members to category wowed the crowds participate in the City’s Responsible Dog Ownership survey with their 1st place finish in regarding the proposed bylaw changes and CKC was also invited Time to Beat (Regular), 1st by the City to submit a position statement on this subject. place in Round 1: JWW and 3rd place in Round 2: Thank you to all members who participated in the survey. Standard. For their amazing The results of this survey were considered as part of the City's work, Anneli and Arson were report to the Municipal Licensing and Standards Committee. awarded 2nd in Sporting View survey summary. Dogs after Round 2. The proposed changes to Chapter 349, Animals were considered In the small dog category, by the Municipal Licensing and Standards Committee on Debby/Krystal faced fierce November 30, 2016 and adopted with amendments. Toronto competition, finishing 11th of 129 dog/handler teams in Round City Council adopted these proposed changes to Chapter 349, 1: JWW and 10th in Round 2: Standard, giving them an 8th place Animals without further amendments on December 13, 2016. overall after Round 2. The bylaw is expected to be enacted at the Council meeting end of this month. 2 | FEBRUARY 2017 NOTICE BOARD Importantly, amendments to Chapter 349 are effective Membership Plus March 1, 2017 and include: Those with a Membership Plus account are automatically • New definitions for dangerous dog, dangerous act, attack and provided with an enhanced ad listing, no opt-in necessary! extreme weather These enhanced ads display your name, breed, email contact, • Requirements for owners of a dangerous dog and muzzling, website address, phone number, ad copy, as well as up to microchipping, special dog tags, warning signage, prohibition THREE pictures! In addition, enhanced ads can also be updated from off-leash parks and training as needed. Once logged in to your account, you will be able to • An extreme weather provision to ensure that the dog is enter your ad details for free. Enhanced ads have a 38% adequately protected from the elements conversion rate (4 in 10 people that view an enhanced ad • Time limit of one hour that a dog can be tethered contacted the breeder). By upgrading to Membership Plus, • A prohibition on the use of choke collars, choke chains, you are 37% more likely to get contacted by a prospective pronged collars or any similar device on dogs for tethering. puppy buyer. • No person shall walk and have control over more than three dogs unless authorized by a commercial dog walker permit. We encourage all our members to log in to their ‘My Profile’ • Prior to the determination of a dangerous dog, the Executive section of the website to check out what the new Puppy List Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards is to consider has to offer. whether the dog was acting in self-defense when the dangerous act leading to the order to comply under If you have any questions or concerns over the new Puppy List Chapter 349-15 occurred. please feel free to contact us at [email protected] or toll free at • Increased fines and penalties for those who do not comply (855)364-7252. • Authority for Officers to inspect for compliance on private property. Note: an officer may enter upon land within the City at any reasonable time for the purpose of carrying out inspections to determine compliance. For more details, please view all Amendments to Chapter 349, Animals. LAUNCH OF THE NEW PUPPY LIST Did you know? In 2016, breeder ads were viewed over 675,000 times by people seeking to purchase a puppy, resulting in nearly 7,000 emails being sent to breeders! We are delighted to announce the arrival of the new Puppy List! As part of our ongoing IT4You project, the Puppy List has recently undergone a transformation and is ready to launch. Going forward, the new and improved Puppy List will be an invaluable tool for all CKC breeders. Basic Members All Basic Members are provided a basic listing which displays your name, breed and email contact form.